Acclaimed Irish writer Sally Rooney has revealed why she hasn't accepted any offers to adapt her third book, Beautiful World, Where Are You, into a television series.
Speaking to the New York Times, the bestselling Irish author explained how she "felt like it was just time to take a break".
She said: "I felt like it was just time to take a break from that and let the book be its own thing for a while."
The novelist co-wrote the TV version of her second book, Normal People, which was a huge hit with audiences and launched the careers of Kildare man Paul Mescal and British star Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Discussing her TV experience Rooney explained: "The experience of working on [Normal People] had been, in so many ways, amazing — the team of people involved in it," she said. "But it did also feel like a really big job.
"Then, when the show was broadcast, that felt like a lot in terms of the amount of discourse that it generated and the amount of media attention. I felt like, OK, now I know that my books are where I belong, and that’s all that I want to be doing."
Intermezzo, which tells the tale of two grieving brothers struggling to manage their relationships, is out this week.
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